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Thread regarding ideal average LA:
Ideally you probably would have a 25 deg average LA, however there are two problems with that:
1. LAs above 35 deg are mostly useless
2. LAs above 20 deg with EV<95 are useless
@Cody_Atkinson_ @JasonOchart
@FlatgroundBats 1/n
Ideally you probably would have a 25 deg average LA, however there are two problems with that:
1. LAs above 35 deg are mostly useless
2. LAs above 20 deg with EV<95 are useless
@Cody_Atkinson_ @JasonOchart
@FlatgroundBats 1/n
This means w a 25+ avg LA you are too close to the right edge of the productive range and with a 15-16 deg average LA you are much more in the middle of the productive band.
However there are some exceptions:
Guys with a very low LA SD can afford a higher average LA since...
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However there are some exceptions:
Guys with a very low LA SD can afford a higher average LA since...
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they lose fewer balls to the right of the unproductive spectrum. Also guys with a high hard hit rate lose fewer balls to the unproductive 20+deg, <95 ev range.
Those guys like trout, peak D. Murphy thus have high LAs and still high babips.
On the other hand players...
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Those guys like trout, peak D. Murphy thus have high LAs and still high babips.
On the other hand players...
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With a wider band of LA will hit hard by a low babip, especially if they also pull a lot, since they tend to have not only pop ups but also high outfield flyball rates. Those guys would maybe benefit from lowering their LA to like mid to high teens and also lower their...
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Pull rate from high 40s to maybe 43-44%. On the other hand single digit average LA guys and guys with sub 40% pull rates would be adviced to raise their "core LA" to more like 12-13 deg at least and their pull rate to like 40% because until then this will give you more pop...
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Without really having a babip disadvantage. But if you have high LA, high pull power guys, especially if they are flatter VBA high ball hitters (like Bautista or hoskins) they might benefit from dialing their elevate and pull tendency a tiny bit down (not too much of course).
